Blog to New Students


Transfer Assignment: Blog to New Seneca Students






Student Name: Sei Ryun (Evelyn) Kim
Student Number: 048506133
Course Section: COM101 – NDB
Professor Name: Professor Mohamad Tafish
Due Date: February 3, 2019







Many new post-secondary students start a first year in university or in college with a dream to achieve their academic goals in order to prepare for their careers. However, several new post-secondary students encounter with academic challenges how to manage their workload for their studies. In addition, several new post-secondary students also encounter with emotional challenges how to reduce negative stress. There are interviews from two Seneca College students, Suyeon Heo and Tash Tsomo. They shared their emotional and academic challenges during the first year of studying at college and gave some advice to help new Seneca College students to keep focused on studying.
First, a peer tutoring and a workshop at the Learning Centre in Seneca college can support Seneca College students to comprehend study materials and to develop writing skills. Suyeon Heo is a first year Seneca College student in the International Business program. She graduated from a university in South Korea with a degree specialized in the English Education and the psychological counseling program. She came to Toronto last year and studied in the Real Property Administration (Assessment and Appraisal) program in Seneca College. While she was studying in the Real Property Administration program, she encountered a language barrier on writing essays and public speaking in English and she felt overburdened with worries because she could not deliver an impromptu speech in English without scripts (S. Heo, personal communication, January 12, 2019). Moreover, she encountered her academic challenges by describing “I know now that I should practice writing skills and presentation skills in English by attending an English as a second language (ESL) program at a private institute or by booking a peer tutoring appointment at the Learning Centre in Seneca College” (S. Heo, personal communication, January 12, 2019).
Lastly, checking course documents on the Blackboard and studying course materials every day can help Seneca College students avoid procrastination and keep time management on studying every day. Tash Tsomo is a first year Seneca College student in the Office Administration – Health Services program. She graduated from the Fashion Management program in George Brown College and worked as an administrator at a head office in Royal Bank of Canada. She shared her emotional challenges that she encountered in her first semester by describing “I felt anxious, scared, nervous, and overwhelmed but excited coming to Seneca in the first semester” (T. Tsomo, personal communication, January 14, 2019). Moreover, she encountered her academic challenges by stating “I did not know that the program was going to be this hard. I wish I knew to come more prepared to school, for example, reviewing over course contents on the Blackboard before coming to class. I know now that I should study every day for medical terminology instead of waiting for the test” (T. Tsomo, personal communication, January 14, 2019).
In conclusion, there are several methods that new Seneca College students can overcome academic challenges and emotional challenges during their first year of the program in college. Seneca College students can book a peer tutoring appointment and a workshop at the Learning Centre in Seneca College. The Learning Centre supports Seneca College students to provide various workshops and peer tutoring sessions to improve reading skills, writing skills, and study skills. Moreover, it is significant to check updates for course documents on the Blackboard and to study course materials every day in order to manage time wisely and to reduce negative stress. Individuals can have a courage to ask for a help to their peers, professors, and other professionals in Seneca College and they can overcome academic challenges and emotional challenges.

Reference List

Heo, S. Personal communication, January 12, 2019.

Tsomo, T. Personal communication, January 14, 2019.

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